Accidents - Food skewers - Year 2009

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 730
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	75
6-15 years old:	6
16-25 years old:	151
26-50 years old:	365
50+ years old:	132

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	186	Internal:	132
Foot:	113	Upper Leg:	75
Face:	70	Hand:	70
Mouth:	69	Eyeball:	6
Ear:	6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/05/2009	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Food skewers
SPLINTER FINGER - 45 YO FEMALE PRESENTS WITH WOODEN SPLINTER UNDER RIGH T THUMB NIAL - FROM SKEWER ON CHICKEN TERRIYAKI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2009	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Food skewers
38YOM EATING SHISH KA BOB AND THE END OF THE MEAT SKEWER WENT INTO BACK OF THROAT CAUGHT THERE CHOKING FB ASPIRATION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/17/2009	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Food skewers
69 Y O F SWALLOWED TIP OF A WOODEN SKEWER AFTER ROASTING A MARSHMALLOW TOOKA BITE FOREIGN BODY STOMACH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2009	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Food skewers
POKED IN THE EYE WITH A SKEWER. DX EYE INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2009	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Food skewers
ACCIDENTALLY STEPPED ON WOODEN SKEWER PUNCTURE WOUND FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2009	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Food skewers
DX THUMB LAC/FB TO THUMB: C/O FB TO R THUMB ACC SKEWER'G THUMB PART OF SHISH-KA-BOO STICK W MAK'G DINNER TON W LOAD'G RAW BEEF ONTO SKEWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2009	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Food skewers
PT USING A SKEWER, MADE OF BAMBOO, WHEN A SPLINTER PUSHED UP UNDER FING ERNAIL OF MIDDLE FINGER DX;; FB (L) MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2009	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Food skewers
PUT SKEWERS IN EARS CAUSING PUNCTURE WOUNDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2009	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Food skewers
PUNCTURE SOFT PALATE - 4 YO MALE PRESENTS FROM HOME WITH PUNCTURE TO RI GHT SIDED SOFT PALATE - FELL WHEN RUNNING WITH BAMBOO FOOD SKEWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2009	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Food skewers
STEPPED ONT A METAL ?SKEWER THAT STUCK IN THE FOOD >>FB REMOVAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2009	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Food skewers
26Y/O,F,STABBED IN BACK OF THIGH WITH MEAT SKEWER, NO OTHER INFORMATION , ABRASION & CONTUSION WITH SUPERFICIAL PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2009	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Food skewers
PT ACCIDENTALLY STUCK HAND WITH STICK SKEWER AT HOME ABSCESS RT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2009	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Food skewers
50YFC PICKING UP TRASH HUSBAND WAS CARRYING METAL SKEWER UNDER ARM AND SKEWER POKED LOWER EYELID/PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2009	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Food skewers
STEPPED ON DIRTY WOODEN SKEWER PIERCING RUBBER SOLED SHOES PUNCTURING F OOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2009	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Food skewers
PT CUT INDEX FINGER WITH BAMBOO BBQ SKEWER WHILE COOKING. D:LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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